North Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights
North Korea has denounced a U.N. committee’s resolution expressing serious concern about what it called Pyongyang’s widespread and grave violations of virtually all human rights.Continue Reading
North Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights
North Korea has denounced a U.N. committee’s resolution expressing serious concern about what it called Pyongyang’s widespread and grave violations of virtually all human rights.Continue Reading
Post Ghailani Verdict, Federal Trials Still Make Sense
Many critics have pounced on the recent verdict against Ahmed Ghailani as a blow to the Obama administration’s plans to prosecute the 9/11 defendants in civilian court. They have it wrong. The facts show that the administration is on the right track.
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Enforcement of Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
In the past few years the situation of women’s rights in Chechnya has deteriorated significantly, requiring immediate attention from the Russian government and Russia’s international partners.
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Bail laws ‘inconsistent’ with Human Rights Act: judge
An ACT Supreme Court judge has raised issues about the operation of the Territory’s Human Rights Act, as part of a judgement about a bail application.Continue Reading
U.N. committee slams Iran over human rights record
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. General Assembly committee Tuesday accused Iran of serious human rights violations in a move that an incensed Iranian delegate said was orchestrated by the United States and its allies.Continue Reading
UN committee condemns North Korea over torture and rights
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – A UN committee on Thursday passed a resolution condemning human rights in North Korea, but the communist government rejected the action as “confrontational” and said it would not change.Continue Reading
North Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights
North Korea has denounced a U.N. committee’s resolution expressing serious concern about what it called Pyongyang’s widespread and grave violations of virtually all human rights.Continue Reading
Detainees tortured in Libya: rights groups
Three human rights groups on Friday charged that torture was used in Libya and impunity was granted to perpetrators, citing for instance the case of an engineer who died shortly after his detention.Continue Reading
Student from Kenya Selected as First Recipient of ARAG Chad Hensley Diversity Scholarship at Drake Law School
ARAG scholarship recipient plans to work for human rights and better quality of life for people in Africa.Continue Reading
Libya: Investigate Death-in-Custody Case
(Geneva) – Recently obtained documents show that Libya’s security chief blocked an investigation into the death in detention in 2006 of a man being held under questionable circumstances, the human rights groups Alkarama, TRIAL (Track Impunity Always), …Continue Reading
UN accuses Iran, Myanmar, N. Korea of rights abuse
A UN General Assembly committee passed resolutions condemning human rights violations in Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, provoking a furious reaction from their delegations.Continue Reading
Is the U.S. Training Cambodian Troops Linked to Human Rights Abuses?
Federal law bars U.S. forces from assisting foreign military units if there is evidence that theyhave gone unpunished after committing human rights violations. In Cambodia, thequestion of how Washington should interpret that law is far fromsettledContinue Reading
Accused abusers hit by UN condemnation
A UN General Assembly committee passed resolutions condemning human rights violations in Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, provoking a furious reaction from their delegations.Continue Reading
Accused abusers hit by UN condemnation
A UN General Assembly committee passed resolutions condemning human rights violations in Iran North Korea and Myanmar provoking a furious reaction from their delegations.Continue Reading